Replenishment Specialist - Military Veterans

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Kelly Services is seeking an experienced Replenishment Specialist in Elgin, IL. Candidate must have food manufacturing experience, as well as supply chain.





This is a Direct Hire, Permanent position, meaning you will be hired permanently with our client and offered their competitive benefit and vacation package upon hire.





Our client is rapidly growing and offering advancement opportunities to help build your career and skillset. They offer a culture that is second to none, where you will immediately feel like part of this company. They are a company that values its employees, provides training, support, and tools to continuously grow skill set, ability, and success. Our client offers an excellent training program, with an excellent internal promotion rate.





Interested candidates can reply to this ad, or send their updated resume to: nancy.spisak@kellyservices.com


Can also call Nancy at 630-506-8757





Salary: $60-65k


Mon-Fri daytime hours





Summary


Reporting to the Supply Chain Supervisor, the individual will be responsible to review the inventory levels of specific products and create and release purchase orders to suppliers to meet customer needs.


The Replenishment Specialist will utilize the MRP system within AX to review, plan and execute purchase orders to ensure item min/max levels are adhered to for high turn inventory and place purchase orders for customer and production needs as required. This position requires a high level of coordination within the Replenishment Team and internal departments such as Customer Care, Production and Logistics to ensure replenishment activities consistently meet customer needs across all regions.





Job duties

• Must be familiar with processes and procedures for the replenishment of inventory to meet inventory and customer service goals including high order fill rates, high inventory turns and an overall low day of inventory for the company.
  
  
• Execute MRP activities within AX for assigned items and vendors and determine items and quantities required to be reordered.
  
  
• Execute purchase orders to vendors, coordinate logistics requirements and monitor the status of PO’s to ensure on time arrival.
  
  
• Support rush requests to meet customer requirements.
  
  
• Communicate confirmed purchase orders for delivery with logistics carriers, validating and processing related documentation.
  
  
• Manage issues and exceptions with vendors and logistics service providers such as delivery discrepancies, damages, demurrage and other surcharges, pricing discrepancies, etc.
  
  
• Process receipts for third party warehouses and B2B drop shipments.
  
  
• Maintain MRP data as business and supplier changes occur, regularly evaluate inventory min/max settings to ensure alignment with business needs and execute updates for floor stocking agreements with customers
  
  
• Submit change controls as required to maintain system master data.
  
  

• Scan, file, and submit matched purchase order, order confirmation and invoice to accounting for payment.
  
  
• Assist with investigation and support in customer complaints and supplier NCR’s. Help to provide solutions to eliminate the potential for future
  
  
• Support Buyers to maintain professional relationships with suppliers/vendors and third-party logistics carriers
  
  
• Complete all other duties as assigned by the Supply Chain Supervisor
  
  
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations, GMP’s and HACCP requirements
  
  
• Other duties as required
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or Logistics, CPIM designation preferred.
  
  
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in inventory planning, additional logistics experience an asset
  
  
• MRP Microsoft AX experience a definite asset
  
  
• Must have advanced computer skills (Excel, Outlook)
  
  
• Must have effective Customer Service and interpersonal Skills
  
  
• Must have strong organization skills
  
  
• Must have strong communication (verbal and written) skills
  
  

• SIMPLE IRA matching contribution up to 3% of gross salary after 1 year
  
  
• They observe 11 company paid holidays in a year
  
  
• Minimum of 3 weeks’ vacation to start
  
  
• 6 PTO days in a calendar year, 0.5-day accrual per month
  
  
• Educational assistance program (including industry certifications)
  
  
• 100% PAID Benefits through BCBS and Insurance policies such as LTD, AD&D.